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Some handbags are designed to blend in seamlessly with an outfit, but others are determined to steal the entire room. This futuristic robot-inspired Chanel minaudière, spotted on display at Sotheby’s, firmly belongs in the second category.

At first glance, the piece closely resembles a tiny retro robot or miniature arcade game rather than a handbag. Constructed in glossy black acrylic, the sculptural bag features sparkling rhinestone eyes, a glowing green circuit-board motif, and the unmistakable interlocking double “C” logo integrated into the center like the core processor of a fashionable little android.
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